SATURDAYYYYYYYYYYYYY 1/9/07!!!

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Ok, the audio-video sync on this one is terrible. Although my laptop itself is quite fast and has 1GB of RAM, I like how Vista uses so many resources when nothing is open but my webcam that it desyncs my webcam. Really cool, and by that, I mean putting a new start menu on an old operating system, adding ghetto ipv6 support, and doubling the resource consumption is definitely NOT an upgrade. So, without further nerd rage:

Summary: Thurs I went shopping, bought gluten free bread, had fun with some friends; Fri made grilled cheeses with turkey, packages from home arrived, organized room and unpacked clothes; Sat went to Waterloopsplein and Albert Cuypstraat markets, bought vegetables and nuts, ate rotisserie chicken for cheap, came home and ate salad.

On the political scene, two Republican senators are retiring: long-time senator from Virginia John Warner (no relation to Mark Warner) is not going to seek re-election, and Senator Larry E. Craig of Idaho is stepping down Sept. 30th over being gay in public. On the Virginia front, at least, this offers an opportunity for both senators from Virginia to be democrats come 2008. Jim Webb, the junior senator from VA, and Tim Kaine, the governor of VA, are both democrats, and Mark Warner, a democrat and our previous governor, would have a very strong chance of election to the senate in my opinion. While I can’t foresee a huge democratic majority in the senate (i.e. at least 60 democratic senators, which would mean they could invoke cloture themselves and thereby basically control the senate), I think there’s definitely a strong possibility of a democrats retaining control of the senate and winning the White House.

Of course, if Hillary gets the nomination, who knows what hell will break loose come the 2008 election… Republicans hate her. As Jon Stewart said recently on his show: “Everyone talks about Hillary’s experience in Washington… are they counting her time as first lady? I mean, does being the wife of the President count as political experience?” She’s only been a Senator since 2001.

September 1, 2007 | Filed Under Video Blogs

 

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